Improvement in washing-machines



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l. C. BU R GN ER. Washing-Mach ine s.

Patented April 22, 1873.

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Washing-Machines.

No.138,128. PatentedApril22,1873.

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AM. puora-unmolwmc 4'0, MM ossam'fls PROCESS) UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES C. BURGNER, OF POPLAR CREEK, MISSISSIPPI.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,128, dated April 22, 1873 application filed February 27, 1873.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES C. BURGNER, of

Poplar Creek, in the county of Montgomery and in the State of Mississippi, have invented ing drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a washingmachine, forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my washing-machine, part of the box being broken open to show the interior; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same.

A represents the water-box, of any suitable dimensions, on the bottom of which is secured a frame, B, having on each side two upright standards, 0 0. Within the frame B is placed a box, D, containing a series of rollers, a a, arranged in concave form, as shown in Fig. 2. The ends of this roller-box D bear against as-will be hereinafter more fully set small guide-rollers b b inserted in the frame,

B, and countersunk in the same to guide the roller-box up and down on a perpendicular line. Between the standards 0 O on each side of the machine is a slide, E, confined by means of keys d d, which pass through the standards into vertical grooves in the edges of the slide, thus allowing the slide to move up and down freely; butpreventing itfrom coming out from between the standards. In suitable boxes inserted in the lower ends of the slides E E rest the journals 0 e of a roller-wheel, G, and on one of said journals is secured a crank, H, for turning the wheel. The roller-wheel G is constructed simply of two circular disks with rollers between them, as shown. The two slides E E are connected by means of two bars, I I, and in the center of said bars is secured a slide, J, which passes up through a mortise in the center of the cap-piece K, connecting the upper ends of the standards 0 G on both sides of the machine. slide J is perforated with several holes for the insertion of a pin, f, either above or below the cap-piece K, as occasion may require. On the outer side of each slide E, a suitable distance from the upper end, is a cross-bar, L, and below the same a suitable distance is another cross-bar, L, secured on the outer sides of the standards 0 C. On these crossbars are suitable hooks, screws, or their equivalents, for the attachment of a rubber ring or spring, M, the action of which isto draw the roller-wheel G downward against the rollers am the box D. A cross-bar in the bottom of the box D passes through between the lower ends of the standards U (3, and has an iron bar, h, attached to each end. In this bar are hooked two arms of a four-armed hook, N, the upper two arms of which are by rubber rings or springs M connected with a two armed hook, N, the shank of which. passes up through a mortise in the end of the cappiece K. The shanks of the hooks N are perforated with several holes for the passage of pins m to hold said hooks at any desired height, and thus regulate the tension of the springs M, the action of said springs being to draw the roller-box D upward against the roller-wheel G.

When a single springaction is desired, either the springs M or the springs M alone are used, making in the former case the rollerbox D stationary and the roller wheel G springing down, and in the latter case the frame of the roller-wheel G is stationary, and the roller-box D springing upward. When a double spring-action is desired, all the springs are used, causing the roller-wheel and rollerbox to spring toward each other.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The box D, in combination with the rollerwheel Gr, hook N, springs M M, and hook N, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The roller-wheel G, in combination with The center the spring M and. M and hooks N N, and bar L, as an set forth.

3. The frame B provided with guide-rollers and used in. oombinationwith the rolleras and for the purpose box: 1) and. hooks N N, set forth.

the roller-box D,-

(1 for the purpose have hereunto set my hand this 6th dayof February, 1873.

JAS. COBB BURGNER. Witnesses:

A. N. MARE, AUGUSTA PERRIE.

In testimony that i ciaim the foregoing I I 

